Architectural Exaptation: When Function Follows Form by Alessandro Melis Hardcov

Description: Architectural Exaptation by Alessandro Melis, Telmo Pievani, Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez Architectural Exaptation focuses on the significance and the originality of the study of exaptation. It presents exaptation as an opportunity to extend architectural design towards more sustainable approaches. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Architectural Exaptation: When Function Follows Form focuses on the significance and the originality of the study of exaptation. It presents exaptation as an opportunity to extend architectural design towards more sustainable approaches aimed at enforcing urban resilience.The use of exaptations definition in architecture supports the heuristic value of cross-disciplinary studies on biology and architecture, which seem even more relevant in times of global environmental crises. This book aims to make a critique of the pre-existing and extensive paternalistic literature. Exaptation will be described as a functional shift of a structure that already had a prior, but different, function. In architecture, a functional shift of a structure that already had a function may apply to forms of decorative elements embedded in architectural components, and to both change of function of tectonic elements and the change of use of an architectural space. The book is illustrated with examples from around the globe, including China, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, the USA and the UK, and looks at different civilizations and diverse historical periods, ranging from the urban to the architectural scale. Such examples highlight the potential and latent human creative capacity to change the use and functions, something that cities and buildings could consider when facing disturbances. Exaptation is shown as an alternative narrative to the simplifications of evolutionary puritanism. It also offers an innovative perspective and presents an opportunity to re-think the manner in which we design and redesign our cities.This book will be of interest to architecture, planning, urban design and biology researchers and students.Winner of the Gerd Albers Award 2024. This award is for the best book contribution in the field of Urban Planning and is awarded by International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP). Author Biography Alessandro Melis holds the distinguished position of the first Endowed Chair Professor at the New York Institute of Technology. He served as the curator of the Italian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia in 2021 and was honoured as an ambassador of Italian Design in 2020-2022 (ADI, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Professor Melis has made significant contributions to the field of research, which is evidenced by over 200 publications, numerous citations in reputable publications, and his keynote speeches at institutions such as the University of Cambridge, MoMA New York, the China Academy of Art, the Italian Institute of Culture in London and New York, Italian Trade Agency, and TEDx. He is the founding director of Heliopolis 21, an international architecture firm based in Italy, England, the United States, Germany, and Mexico.Telmo Pievani is a Full Professor in the Department of Biology, University of Padua, Italy, where he holds the first Italian chair of the Philosophy of Biological Sciences. He also teaches Bioethics and Science Communication. Since October 2016, he has been the Rectors Delegate for Institutional Communication, University of Padua. He is Fellow of several academic Institutions and scientific societies: Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Class of Sciences, Venice; Turin Academy of Sciences, Class of Biological Sciences; Accademia Olimpica in Vicenza, Class of Sciences and Technique; "Umberto Veronesi" Foundation for the Progress of Sciences, Milan; Istituto Italiano di Antropologia, Steering Board, Rome. He is a member of the editorial boards of Evolution: Education and Outreach, Evolutionary Biology, ndiconti Lincei Sc. Fis. Nat., Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani, and Le Scienze, the Italian edition of Scientific American. He is the author of 256 registered publications.Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez is a Senior Researcher at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in New Zealand and was previously a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Porto. Antonio was a member of the curatorial team of the Italian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia in 2021. As a prolific researcher, his publications and impact beyond the academy in countries, such as Italy and Mexico, are evidence of his work. He has more than ten years experience as a registered architect and urban designer, and is a chartered member of the Colegio de Arquitectos de Merida (Mexico). In addition, he was a co-founder of the IMPLAN-Merida (Municipal Institute of Urban Planning in Merida City). He is also collaborating in the Cluster of Sustainable Cities at the University of Portsmouth, UK, and City Space and Architecture in Bologna, Italy. He is the project coordinator of Heliopolis 21 (Mexico), an international architecture firm based in Italy, England, the United States, and Germany. Table of Contents List of figuresForewordAcknowledgements1. Introduction: Architectural Exaptation2. Exaptation: The Interplay between Forms and Functions3. Morphospace: The Possible Is Greater Than the Real4. Back to the Future5. Redefining Architecture: Towards a Taxonomy of Exaptation6. Dynamic Adaptation: Shifting Functions in Architecture across Time and Contexts7. Göbekli Tepe: Challenging Narratives and Rethinking Architecture History8. Learning from History: The Case of Venice9. Romantic Architecture as a Manifestation of Exaptation: The Case of Alessandro Gherardesca10. Unveiling Radicals as a Case Study in Architectural Exaptation 11. Temporary Appropriation and the Exaptation of the Urban Space12. Architectural Exaptation and Informality13. The Need for Diversity in Architecture: Case Studies14. The Art Is a Spandrel: Drawings as a Manifestation of Exaptation 15. Artificial Intelligence as an Exaptive Design Dimension 16. The Italian Pavilion at La Biennale Venezia 2021: Embracing Complexity and Darkness 17. Conclusion: Architectural Evolution, Exaptation and Adaptive SpandrelsEpilogue Index Details ISBN1032358033 Author Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Series Routledge Research in Architecture Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781032358031 Format Hardcover Imprint Routledge Subtitle When Function Follows Form Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 6 Line drawings, black and white; 58 Halftones, black and white; 64 Illustrations, black and white Audience Tertiary & Higher Education ISBN-10 1032358033 DEWEY 720.1 Publication Date 2024-03-29 UK Release Date 2024-03-29 Pages 238 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160601994;

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